Jarrad Weeks (born 11 July 1989) is an Australian basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Tasmania JackJumpers of the National Basketball League (NBL).

Early life

Weeks was born in

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, Victoria. He attended Barker College in

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Professional career

NBL and Germany

In 2010, Weeks joined the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played two games in 2010–11 and made no appearances in 2011–12. He then played 10 games in 2012–13 and 12 games in 2013–14. For the 2014–15 season, Weeks played for Ehingen Urspring in the German

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. In 27 games, he averaged 11.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Weeks returned to the NBL for the 2015–16 season, joining the Illawarra Hawks initially as an injury replacement player. He then played for the Cairns Taipans in 2016–17 and 2017–18. On 23 April 2018, Weeks signed with the New Zealand Breakers on a two-year deal. On 5 March 2020, he signed a one-year extension with the Breakers for the 2020–21 NBL season. In May 2021, he parted ways with the Breakers and joined the Sydney Kings for the rest of the season. On 14 July 2021, Weeks signed with the Tasmania JackJumpers on a two-year deal. On 4 June 2023, Weeks announced his retirement from the NBL.

State Leagues and New Zealand NBL

Between 2009 and 2014, Weeks played in the Waratah League, first for the Hornsby Spiders (2009–11) and then the Norths Bears (2012–14). He won a championship with the Bears in 2012. In 2016, Weeks played for the Hobart Chargers in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). He then played for the Cairns Marlins of the

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in 2017. In 2018, Weeks played for the Southland Sharks of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He helped the Sharks win the

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and earned All-Star Five honours. He returned to the Sharks in 2019. He was set to return for a third season in 2020 but the Sharks withdrew from the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Week joined the Auckland Tuatara for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season.

National team career

On 17 February 2019, Weeks was called up by head coach Andrej Lemanis to be a part of the Australia national basketball team for the upcoming

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qualifiers against

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and

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. Weeks played in both games.

Coaching career

On 6 June 2023, Weeks was appointed an assistant coach of the Tasmania JackJumpers for the 2023–24 NBL season. He served as a special advisor to the Hobart Chargers in the 2024

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season. He then returned to the JackJumpers as an assistant for the 2024–25 NBL season. Weeks is set to serve as head coach of the Hobart Chargers men's team in the 2025 NBL1 South season.

Personal life

Weeks and his wife Michelle have a son.

References

External links

NBL profileFIBA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weeks, Jarrad 1989 births Living people Auckland Tuatara basketball players Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Australian men's basketball players Basketball players from Melbourne Cairns Taipans players Ehingen Urspring players Illawarra Hawks players New Zealand Breakers players People educated at Barker College Point guards Southland Sharks players Sydney Kings players Tasmania JackJumpers players 21st-century Australian sportsmen